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His eyes crinkled, and he quoted the favorite aphorism of the colored people, when they seem to exercise a meticulous care: "Brer Rabbit say, 'I trus' no mistake You are a bold man," said I again, with a respect that made him laugh.

—Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man

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Definitions (2)

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Having short bends, turns, or wrinkles; wrinkled; wavy; zigzag.

WordNet (1)

uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves

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See'd a black snake in a tree The man's face was a crinkled, weatherbeaten tan, but his eyes were keen. — Braun_lilian_Jackson_13_The_Cat_Who_Moved_a_Mountain
She was scanning the crinkled, greenish gray surface of the Atlantic for fishing boats. — Destroyer 106: White Water
Mrs. Eberhardt's nose crinkled, as if she could already smell something rotting. — Hoot
Abra's face crinkled, her dark eyes lighting with scarlet pinpricks. — Lilith Saintcrow - [Dante Valentine 1] - Working for the Devil
“More than ever.” Her skirt crinkled, the fabric bunching in satiny folds. — TheMorning-AfterProposal